File or holder for papers and leaves.



PATBNTED FEB. 13, 1906.

A. G. HAFELY. FILE 0R HOLDER FOR PAPERS ANDLEAVES.

APPLICATION FILED .AUG.'21, 1901.

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FlLE QR HOLDER FOR PAPERS ANp LEAVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1 906;

Applicatioufiled August 21L, 1901. Serial No. 72,780.

Tea, whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALFRED C. HAFELY, a citizen of the .UnitedStates, anda resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and. State of NewYork,have invented; new'and useful Iimprovementsina Fileor Holder for PapersandiLeaves, of whichithefollowing is a specification Theobject; of myinvention is toprovidea compact file for holding leaves, papers, cards,&c.

It hasfor its object also toprovide a simplemeanslfor readily lockingand unlocking the leaves: to beheld and; for/permitting; the removal ofthe same.

It consists of a means for holding the leaves and also, a. meansforadjusting the holding means so. that various amounts of leaves maybesecured with the minimum amount of; space occupied by the file. Thiskeeps the size of the holder thesmallest possible for the varyingamounts-of paper.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention, and in which thesamereference,- letters designatesirnilar parts,

Figure. 1' is a. top sectional view of my invention, taken along theline 5.5 indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. Z-illustrates a side view of the endof thefile or holder. Fig. 3illustrates a modification wherein theholderis provided with a flexible back. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken alongthe line 8 8 indicated in Fig. 3; Fig. 4 illustrates an. interior endView of themodification shown in Fig. 3 and showing the female member ofthe fileost partly in section. Fig. 5 is aside view 0 the end of. theholder. Fig. 6 is a side sectional view takenalong the.line 6.6 ,of; themodification illustrated in Fig. 4

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, A is the top of the cover of my file orholder, which. may be made of a flexible material or may have a hinge atthe end of the cover, as at a. A portion a of the cover A is located atright angles to the main part of the cover and forms, 4

together with the corresponding part of the lower cover, the back of theholder. Short portions a a of the cover A, located at the sides of theholder, are used to secure the upper and lower covers together, asdescribed hereinafter, and may be used to prevent lateral displacementof the leaves or papers.

The lower cover B may be made' of the same material and in the same wayas the upper cover A, or it may be made solid instead of flexible,whereby the said cover will provide a solid back for writing. onthepaper or card contained in the file. The lower cover B; also has aright-angular portion and is adapted to be overlapped by theright-angu.- lar portion a of the. upper cover A. The lowercover-B isalso provided with rightga'n gular portions b b whichare adapted; to beoverlapped by thecorresponding righteangu lar portions a a of the upper.coverandco operate therewith to secure the covers, together, so as totightly hold different amounts of papers or leaves.

The right-angulareportions b b b of the lower cover are preferablylocatedwithin-the corresponding right-angular portions, of; the uppercover. Since the leaves are placed uponthe lower cover, they may beplacedup against the right-,angular portions b I)? 12 and when thecovers are closed theright-angular portions of theupper. cover, willpasslto the outside of the.rightangularportionsof the lower cover andwill not in any way come in contact; with the. leaves. The. closing ofthe covers consequently will not beinterfered with by the leaves in anyway.

Studs and nutsC C are used; for securing the covers together by causing,the overlap pingportions a b to frictionally engage with each other.Thestudsand nuts 0 G aresup; ported in the right-angular portionsa Therightangular portions 1)? b are provided with slots 12 bflthrough whichthe studsC 0 pass. The upper cover may be raised and lowered, the studsbeing adapted to move along the. slot b The covers. may then. be securedtogether at any point along. the-slot by merely turning the nut C,thereby clamp-, ing the right-angularportions of the covers together.This provides a meansfor adjuste ing the covers so as to tightly hold agreateu or less number of papers or leaves, and yet provides means forreadily opening thecov-v ers to take outrpapersor leaves and, replacethem by other leaves, as desired.

For securing the papers or cards D in the file or holder there isprovided one or more securing means E, comprising one or more pins 6,preferably attached to the upper cover, and one ormore sockets e,attached to the other cover and adapted to receive the said pins. Thesesockets need not be of the same length as the pin, as shown in drawings,although that is the simplest form, but may consist of holes in theopposite cover for receiving the ends of the pins and holding same inposition when covers are clamped together. Likewise the pins may be madeextensible by making them telescopic, in which case the inside pin isprovided with a suitable means for preventing it from sliding throughthe holes of the" leaves. The leaves -are slipped over the sockets, andwhen the covers are closed together the pins e are inserted in thesockets e and pushed down as far as the papers or cards will permit. Theholder is then clamped and'securely held together by turning the nut Cso as to cause the overlapping portions of the covers to frictionallyengage with each other.

Theheads of'the studs 0 c are provided with extending detents c 0 whichenterthe slots 5 5. This prevents the turning of the stud when the "nutis turned to clamp the holders together.

In the modification of my invention illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6the covers are connected together by a flexible backing F, and there isalso rovided at the end of the covers right-angu ar portions whichoverlap on either side. In these overlapping portions which are at rightangles to the main cover are located the open slot and stud, whichsecure the two parts of the cover together in the manner describedabove. In this form of the cover or in the form illustrated in Figs. 1and 2 there may be used but one pin and socketvfor the purpose ofsecuring the paper in the holder, since the side portions would to agreat extent prevent any lateral movement of the paper in the holder.

Other modifications which will readily suggest themselves to any oneskilled in the art may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention. Any means whereby t e overlapping portions may be securedtogether may be used.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a temporary binder for leaves the combination of a pair of coversthe upper cover having right-angular portions located on either sidethereof the lower cover also having right-angular portions on eitherside thereof which overlap and are located within the right angularportions of the upper cover, the said right-angular portions of thelower cover having open slots, threaded studs supported in theoverlapping portions of the isla li the right-angular portion of theupper cover,

the said right-angular portions of the lower cover having open slots,threaded studs sup- ,ported in the overlapping portions of the uppercover and movable along the said open slots in the lower cover, nutslocated on the said studs for causing theoverlapping portions-tofrictionally engage with each other at any point along the said slots,pins carried by the upper cover and sockets supported on thelower cover,for receiving the said pins whereby the leaves may be easily inserted orremoved from the said holder.

3. In a temporary binder for leaves the combination of a pair of coversconnected together by a flexible back, the upper cover having a rightangular portion located on each side and at the end of the said uppercover, the lower cover also having a right-angular ortion located ateach side and at the end t ereof which overlaps and is located withinthe right-angular portion of the upper cover, the said right-angularportions of the lower cover having open slots, threaded studs supportedin the overla ping portions of the u per cover and movab e along thesaid open s ots in the lower cover, nuts located on the said studs forcausing the overlapping portions to frictionally engage with each otherv at any point along the said slots, pins carried by the upper cover andsockets supported on the other cover for receiving the said pins wherebythe leaves may be easily inserted or removed from the said holder.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

Y ALFRED O. HAFELY.

Witnesses:

EDWIN SEGER,

JOHN O. GEMPLER.

